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By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff PhotographerPublished March 31, 2016

CUMMING—Pat Metz and Mike Miller, Pinecrest Academy parents who had campaigned for a competitive wrestling team at the school for nearly eight years, saw their dream become a reality this school year. The season officially began in late October 2015. High school social studies teacher Martin Podmolik, in his fourth year at Pinecrest, filled the […] Full Story

Published January 8, 2016

CUMMING—Todd Winter, the head football coach at Pinecrest Academy, Cumming, was named Coach of the Year for Region 6-A football, and the team’s quarterback, Ryan McCarthy, was selected as Region 6-A Co-offensive Player of the Year. A number of players were also named to the All Region Team. Stone Brown, Ryan McCarthy, Greg Varghese, Garrison […] Full Story

Published October 15, 2015

CUMMING— John DePalma, a senior long snapper at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, is one of 135 semifinalists for the 2015 William V. Campbell Trophy. The award recognizes the best football scholar-athletes in the nation. According to the award guidelines, a school can only nominate one person who must be a senior or graduate […] Full Story

Published March 20, 2015

CUMMING—Pinecrest Academy’s head of school, Paul Parker, recently named Chris Kane the school’s new athletic director, effective July 1. Kane will succeed Tom Palmer, who is retiring at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. Kane, who teaches history, currently serves as head varsity soccer coach and social studies department chair at Pinecrest. “Mr. Kane’s […] Full Story

Published February 19, 2015

CUMMING—Pinecrest Academy’s mock trial team won every round of its regional competition held in Cartersville on Saturday, Feb. 7. Pinecrest defeated Adairsville, Cartersville, Cass, Cherokee, Pepperell, Pope and Woodland high schools to become mock trial regional champions. The competitions are sponsored by the Georgia Bar Association. Students are judged by approximately 24 local attorneys, sitting […] Full Story

Published December 23, 2014

CUMMING—Under the leadership of Pinecrest Academy head varsity soccer coach Chris Kane, the boys and girls soccer teams have been awarded the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Awards for Academic Excellence for the 2013-2014 academic year. For a team to be considered, it must have a composite team grade point average of at […] Full Story

Published December 11, 2014

CUMMING—Pinecrest Academy seniors Gabby Elias, Wendy Oshinski and Andy Rodriguez have been named commended students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Pinecrest is an independent […] Full Story

By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff PhotographerPublished October 17, 2014

CUMMING—St. Pius X was one of four semi-final teams competing for the 2014 Georgia High School Water Polo Association (GHSWPA) state championship at the Cumming Aquatic Center, Oct. 10-12. St. Pius took on Wesleyan in its first match, Oct. 11, which resulted in a 19-4 victory. With a tenacious defense, they held Wesleyan to two […] Full Story

By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff WriterPublished October 2, 2014

CUMMING—The sanctuary of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Cumming has nearly doubled its previous seating capacity following a nine-month renovation project. The renovations, which began in October 2013, included sanctuary expansion and new pews to comfortably seat 700 people, the addition of an entrance tower leading to a new and larger narthex, as […] Full Story

Published August 21, 2014

Hernando “Nando” Holdsworth, a freshman at Pinecrest Academy and a member of the Metro Atlanta Young Marines, received the “Toughest Recruit” medallion for his effort and attitude during a week at the Marine Corps Training Facility at Parris Island, South Carolina, July 15-19. Holdsworth achieved the highest performance in three obstacle course challenges the Marines […] Full Story

By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff reporterPublished July 24, 2014

CUMMING—For years, the parishioners of St. Brendan the Navigator Church in Cumming have attended Masses, joyous baptisms and weddings, and solemn funerals with the backdrop of a beautiful Celtic cross behind the altar. All the while they have hoped and prayed to be able to add the corpus of Jesus to the cross. During the […] Full Story

Published May 29, 2014

Habitat for Humanity—North Central Georgia held a dedication ceremony for the Pauk family at their new Cumming home. It is the 250th home completed by this Habitat chapter’s volunteers and sponsors. The home was built in partnership with Felix Pauk and his wife, Alina, who were born in Burma. The United Nations Refugee Program assisted […] Full Story

Published May 29, 2014

CUMMING—Pinecrest Academy in Cumming observed its 20th anniversary with a Mass on Friday, May 2, attended by the entire student body, from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Past and present Pinecrest families and friends also joined in the celebration. Bishop Luis R. Zarama presided at the Mass, which had been postponed from Jan. 31 due to […] Full Story

By ANDREW NELSON, Staff reporterPublished May 15, 2014

In nominating Evan Montalbano as Pinecrest’s outstanding senior, the school said, “Have you ever met a young person that has such dramatic impact on your life that you are brought to tearful admiration for him or her, gain a renewed confidence in humanity and marvel at the resiliency of the human spirit? This is the […] Full Story

Published February 6, 2014

CUMMING—The Forsyth County Tip-Off Club recognizes outstanding achievement by players, teams and coaches in the county throughout the basketball season. It is made up of the six Georgia High School Association schools in the county: Lambert, South Forsyth, North Forsyth, Forsyth Central, West Forsyth and Pinecrest Academy. Ten boys and 10 girls in Forsyth County […] Full Story

Published January 23, 2014

A Pinecrest Academy senior, Michael Bruckner, received notification from Jay Gogue, president of Auburn University, Auburn, Ala., in December 2013, awarding him the Academic Presidential Scholarship, one of Auburn University’s highest academic awards. The award is in the amount of $64,000 over four years, with an additional $1,000 technology stipend for his first fall quarter. Pinecrest […] Full Story

Published January 23, 2014

CUMMING—Pinecrest Academy, a pre-kindergarten to 12th-grade independent Catholic school in Forsyth County, will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a day of festivities on Friday, Jan. 31, honoring the vision, perseverance and love of Catholic education that a handful of dedicated founders had in 1993. Founded on strong faith and humble beginnings, Pinecrest Academy opened its […] Full Story

Published January 9, 2014

St. Brendan the Navigator’s Christmas Market was huge for 280 families who attended. Approximately 100 volunteers from the parish served the families for three hours. The doors to the parish social hall in Cumming were opened as the ministry served 494 children, 586 adults and 71 seniors. They registered 20 new families, gave out 160 […] Full Story

Published November 8, 2013

Congrats to the dozen Pinecrest Academy High School boys who performed in a music video to the tune of “What Makes You Beautiful,” by boy band One Direction. More than 13,600 people have viewed the video that encourages young women on the Pinecrest campus that virtue is beautiful. On the school’s Facebook page, it’s been […] Full Story

Published October 11, 2013

The St. Pius X High School Marching Golden Lions band performance earned high honors at the 2013 Wolverine Classic marching band competition, held in Cumming. The band came in third place overall against 13 other school bands at the contest and was edged out of second place by less than a point. The top prize […] Full Story